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A virtual private network or " | A virtual private network or " | ||
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+ | Bear in mind that, like anything, VPNs are not unhackable. (e.g. [[https:// | ||
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If you do not want to [[#Third party VPN providers: someone else to trust|trust a third party VPN service]], you will need to run your own. | If you do not want to [[#Third party VPN providers: someone else to trust|trust a third party VPN service]], you will need to run your own. | ||
- | Some routers come with an integrated VPN server. For example, the [[https:// | + | Some routers come with an integrated VPN server. For example, |
An advantage of using an " | An advantage of using an " | ||
Alternatively, | Alternatively, | ||
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+ | If you do run your own VPN server, you will need to ensure that you have it correctly configured, to prevent unauthorised use or network access, and that you are [[securing_your_devices# | ||
====Test your VPN before you rely on it==== | ====Test your VPN before you rely on it==== | ||
As with any major configuration change, test it before you rely on it. | As with any major configuration change, test it before you rely on it. | ||
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+ | Ideally, you would test that the traffic going across the VPN connection is encrypted. However, unless you are knowledgeable enough to use WireShark, or have someone to hand who can do so, that's going to be difficult. | ||
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+ | If nothing else, visit an IP address checker before you connect to the VPN, and then again afterwards: you should see a different IP address. | ||
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+ | If you do not have a preferred IP address checker, you can use [[https:// | ||
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+ | If you know you have an [[https:// | ||
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+ | (Neither of these sites log connection requests.) | ||
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It's very easy to set up a VPN service, and it's very easy to make fake promises on a website, so do your due diligence correctly, if you are concerned about the third party VPN operator seeing, logging, or interfering with, your traffic. | It's very easy to set up a VPN service, and it's very easy to make fake promises on a website, so do your due diligence correctly, if you are concerned about the third party VPN operator seeing, logging, or interfering with, your traffic. | ||
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+ | There is what appears to be a substantial review of third party VPN services on [[https:// | ||
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